Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-10-15

port and an examination disclosed that the
burns extended the whole length of the body,
and were particularly deep about the left
breast. The man burned is Seward Mitchell.
who lives alone and 10 opposite neighbor of
Mr.. W. Mr.. Mitchell cannot give very clear
account of the accident, but says he got up
in the night and in some unsccountable way
knocked the chimney from the lamp and
found himself on fire. He is somewhat
eccentric in his religious ideas, but man of
steady habits and undoubted integrity. DR..
Weed says that it IS doubtfal if he can recov-
er. as the burns are deep. The unfortunate
man is rs years of age.
So. NoRRIDGEwocK Our correspondent
writes Oct 10: S. Huxley Willard. Esq, of
Mercer recently convicted in the Z 5. Cou RI
at Portland for taking excessive fees in the
pension cases of Col. Nye and II. H Farrand
has obtained delay Of sentence till Nov. s.
Friends of c. a. Harrington, Esq recent
ly presented him with fine Office chair and
desk of cherry Henry Whiting has added
q story 10 his house and will rent il when
completed.
WASHINGTON.
F.. V. Pickard of Calais was admitted to
the Washington county bar on Saturday.
The examination was very satisfactory. Mr..
Pickard has been studying law for several
years past in the Office of A. McNichol, Esq ,
| and under such tutoring ought t. be able TO
grind out law with the average disciple of
Coke and Blackstone.
new and pl-ssut toned bell was place
in the belfry of the Catholic church of East
port, in place of the old one. Ii is much
larger than the old one, weighing 100
pounds. while the formers weight was 400.
The bell was made at the McShane Bell
Foundry, Philadelphia, and was received
here about month ago. In was blessed by
Bishop Healey in his recent visit to the par
ish in that town
There is some doubt now whether the From
tier Guards will send team t the State shoot
at August. next week Notice has been re
ceived that the men are to go into camp on
the State grounds. 1t is late in the season
for the Militia TO camp out and the men who
were to represent the Guards are not disposed
to take their chances in camp in the wet, cold
weather az this season of the year,
S. N. Frost lost valuable two year old
colt last week The colt had just been brought
in from pasture and getting loose 10 the stable,
ste so heartily Of oats and other grain that it
caused his death
The store of James o. Trefethen at Kittery
OTSrluc, III WINCH is also KEPT iIle pOct OiuSe,
was entered on Tuesday night by uDknown
parties. who opened rear window by spring-
ing the catch with knife passed between the
sashes at the point of meeting. Three holes
were drilled in the safe, two of them passing
THROUGH, and the drill being broken off in the
third one; piece of paper, twisted into a
tunnel. was found on the top Of the safe, and
is supposed t. have been intended to use in
pouring powder in the holes, but the thieves
were evidently frightened away at thai stage
of their proceedings. Had they succeeded in
opening the safe they would have found them
selves poorly paid. There is no clue to the
thieves.
Three persons while riding on the Buxton
road near Diddtiord were struck with shot
discharged from the guns of sportsmen.-
About thirty men gathered around the house
of ID. MITCHELL the young man who black
mailed Sanford farmer to the extent OF $50,
to tar AID fe.tler the rascal but he had
escaped before they arrived
The trustees of the Blddeford Savings bank
he'd melting Wednesday afternoon, at
wnlc1 n semi-nnnusl dividend of per cent
was declared